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Schweiger
Broadway
Original
Schweiger
Broadway
Original
Mansfield Theatre
256 W 47th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Franz Werfel
People (14)
Jacob Ben-Ami
Franz Schweiger
(Original)
Hugh Buckler
Travnick
(Original)
Minnie Dupree
Mrs. Stroschneider
(Original)
Edward Forbes
Topas
(Original)
Ann Harding
Anna Schweiger
(Original)
Philip Leigh
Dr. Ottokar Grund
(Original)
Herbert Ranson
Father Rotter
(Original)
Samuel Rosen
Selcher
(Original)
Georgina Tilden
Linelle
(Original)
Edward Van Sloan
Dr. Burghardt Von Viereck
(Original)
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Jacob Ben-Ami
Franz Schweiger
(Original)
Hugh Buckler
Travnick
(Original)
Minnie Dupree
Mrs. Stroschneider
(Original)
Edward Forbes
Topas
(Original)
Ann Harding
Anna Schweiger
(Original)
Philip Leigh
Dr. Ottokar Grund
(Original)
Herbert Ranson
Father Rotter
(Original)
Samuel Rosen
Selcher
(Original)
Georgina Tilden
Linelle
(Original)
Edward Van Sloan
Dr. Burghardt Von Viereck
(Original)
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Franz Werfel
Writer
Jack Charash
Translator
William A. Drake
Translator
Jacob Ben-Ami
Staging
The Fifth Avenue Playhouse
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Mar
23
1926
Closing Date
Apr
17
1926
Performances
30
as of Nov 30, 2025
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Schweiger - March 1926
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